Holiday Episode featuring The Yule Cat, Kallikantzari, Christmas Spiders, & more [ENCORE]

Unspookable

Nate DuFort

Stories For Kids, Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.6 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 23 December 2023

⏱️ 14 minutes

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The month of December brings a whole host of traditions for people all across the world. For us on Unspookable, this time of year brings some of the strangest creepy creatures we get to see. After all – it wouldn’t be the holidays for us if we didn’t get to throw in something spooky. So consider it your gift to us to countdown some of the weirdest, witchiest holiday traditions we could scare up on this special holiday episode of Unspookable. Host: Elise Parisian Written by: Ellenor Riley-Condit Created, Produced, Edited by: Nate DuFort Research by: Nate DuFort Music Direction and Composition: Jesse Case: https://www.jessecasemusic.com/ Logo by: Natalie Khuen You can find Unspookable on Twitter and Instagram at: https://twitter.com/ImUnspookable https://www.instagram.com/unspookablepodcast/ Unspookable is a production of Soundsington Media committed to making quality programing for young audiences and the young at heart. To find out more go to http://www.soundsingtonmedia.com Advertise on Unspookable: [email protected]

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0:45.0	Holiday A word first used as early as the 12th century in Europe
0:49.0	from the Old English Hallegg, Holy, and Dague, Day.
0:55.1	A holy day, a day that is holy.
0:58.6	A day when you hopefully don't have to go to work or go to class.
1:03.0	A day for a religious celebration, a good meal,
1:07.2	a gathering with friends and family.
1:09.7	A day to be menaced by an eight foot tall Christmas demon with hooves and horns.
1:15.0	Wait, what?
1:17.0	Oh, right. It must be that time of year again.
1:21.0	I'm Elise Perijian, and it's time for another special holiday
1:25.5	episode of Unspookable. The month of December brings a whole host of traditions for people all across the world.
1:49.0	I would say winter traditions, but I don't want to leave out those of you listening from the southern hemisphere.
1:55.2	Kwanza, Hanukkah, and Christmas are all around this time of year.
2:00.5	But have you heard of Boxing Day?
2:09.0	Celebrated in the UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, among other countries. The day originated from a tradition in the Middle Ages of churches opening up their
2:14.5	collection boxes to the public. Or what about Omsoka? For many people in Japan,
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